More than 522 American feature-length motion pictures were released in 1936.Alicoate, Charles A. (1963) Features Released in U.S. Market, 1936 The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p107Feature Releases of 1936 1937 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p147–237
The Great Ziegfeld won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre Notes13 Hours by Air Mitchell Leisen Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Brian Donlevy Drama Paramount15 Maiden LaneAllan DwanClaire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Lloyd NolanCrime 20th Century Fox36 Hours to KillEugene FordeBrian Donlevy, Gloria Stuart, Warren HymerDrama 20th Century FoxAbsolute QuietGeorge B. SeitzLionel Atwill, Raymond Walburn, Irene HerveyComedy drama MGMThe Accusing FingerJames P. HoganPaul Kelly, Kent Taylor, Marsha Hunt Crime ParamountAces and EightsSam NewfieldTim McCoy, Luana Walters, Rex LeaseWestern IndependentAces Wild Harry L. Fraser Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger, Theodore Lorch Western IndependentAdventure in Manhattan Edward Ludwig Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Reginald Owen Comedy ColumbiaAfter the Thin ManW. S. Van DykeWilliam Powell, Myrna Loy, James StewartComedy/Mystery MGMAlibi for Murder D. Ross Lederman William Gargan, Marguerite Churchill, Gene Morgan Crime ColumbiaAll American ChumpEdwin L. MarinStuart Erwin, Betty Furness, Edmund GwennComedy MGMAlong Came LoveBert LytellIrene Hervey, H. B. Warner, Charles StarrettComedy ParamountAmbush Valley Bernard B. Ray Bob Custer, Victoria Vinton, Eddie Phillips Western IndependentAnd So They Were MarriedElliott NugentMary Astor, Melvyn Douglas, Edith FellowsRomantic comedy ColumbiaAnd Sudden Death Charles Barton Randolph Scott, Frances Drake, Tom Brown Drama ParamountAnthony AdverseMervyn LeRoyFredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Woods, Anita LouiseDrama Warner Bros. Best Picture nomineeAnything GoesLewis MilestoneBing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Ida Lupino Musical comedy ParamountArizona Mahoney James P. Hogan Joe Cook, Robert Cummings, June Martel Western ParamountThe Arizona Raiders James P. Hogan Buster Crabbe, Raymond Hatton, Marsha Hunt Western ParamountAugust Weekend Charles Lamont Valerie Hobson, Paul Harvey, Betty Compson Drama ChesterfieldAvenging Waters Spencer Gordon Bennet Ken Maynard, Beth Marion, Ward Bond Western ColumbiaBack to Nature James Tinling Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Dixie Dunbar Comedy 20th Century FoxBanjo on My KneeJohn CromwellBarbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan Musical comedy 20th Century FoxBelow the Deadline Charles Lamont Cecilia Parker, Russell Hopton, Theodore von Eltz Crime ChesterfieldBeloved EnemyH. C. PotterMerle Oberon, Brian Aherne, David NivenDrama United ArtistsBengal TigerLouis KingBarton MacLane, June Travis, Paul GraetzDrama Warner Bros.Beware of Ladies Irving Pichel Donald Cook, Judith Allen, George Meeker Crime RepublicThe Big Broadcast of 1937Mitchell LeisenJack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen Musical comedy ParamountBig Brown EyesRaoul WalshCary Grant, Joan Bennett, Walter PidgeonComedy mystery ParamountThe Big GameGeorge Nicholls Jr.James Gleason, Bruce Cabot, June Travis Sports RKOThe Big NoiseFrank McDonald Guy Kibbee, Warren Hull, Alma Lloyd Crime comedy Warner Bros.The Big ShowMack V. WrightGene Autry, Kay Hughes, Smiley BurnetteWestern RepublicBlack Gold Russell Hopton Frankie Darro, Gloria Shea, LeRoy Mason Action IndependentBlackmailer Gordon Wiles William Gargan, Florence Rice, H. B. Warner Thriller Columbia Blazing Justice Albert Herman Bill Cody, Gertrude Messinger, Gordon Griffith Western IndependentThe Bohemian GirlJames W. Horne, Charley RogersStan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma ToddComedy MGMThe Bold Caballero Wells Root Robert Livingston, Heather Angel, Sig Ruman Adventure RepublicBorder Caballero Sam Newfield Tim McCoy, Lois January, Ralph Byrd Western IndependentBorder FlightOtho LoveringFrances Farmer, John Howard, Grant WithersDrama ParamountThe Border Patrolman David Howard George O'Brien, Polly Ann Young, Mary Doran Western 20th Century FoxBorn to DanceRoy Del RuthEleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce Musical comedy MGMBorn to FightCharles HutchisonFrankie Darro, Jack La Rue, Sheila BromleyDrama IndependentThe Boss Rider of Gun Creek Lesley Selander Buck Jones, Muriel Evans, Harvey Clark Western UniversalBoulder Dam Frank McDonald Ross Alexander, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot Drama Warner Bros. Brand of the Outlaws Robert N. Bradbury Bob Steele, Margaret Marquis, Jack Rockwell Western IndependentThe Bride Walks OutLeigh JasonBarbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, Robert YoungComedy RKOBrides Are Like That William C. McGannRoss Alexander, Anita Louise, Gene Lockhart Comedy Warner Bros.The Bridge of SighsPhil RosenOnslow Stevens, Dorothy Tree, Walter ByronDrama ChesterfieldBrilliant Marriage Phil Rosen Joan Marsh, Hugh Marlowe, Inez Courtney Drama ChesterfieldBulldog Edition Charles Lamont Evalyn Knapp, Ray Walker, Regis Toomey Crime RepublicBullets or BallotsWilliam KeighleyEdward G. Robinson, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Blondell Crime Warner Bros.Bunker Bean William Hamilton Owen Davis, Louise Latimer, Lucille Ball Comedy RKOBurning Gold Sam Newfield William Boyd, Judith Allen, Lloyd Ingraham Western Republic
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